Visible record card holder



VISIBLE RECORD CARD HOLDER Filed NOV. 5, 1951 Fi 1. 8Hi9/Z7 9 78/0 /7 /8///6 /4/3/5 Patented Apr. 18, 1933 UNITED STA SAMUEL EARL-W, OF SYDNEY, NEW, SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA VISIBLE RECORD CARD HOLDER I Application filed November 5, 1931, Serial No.

This invention relates to holders for record cards as those universally known as visible card index systems wherein a card is held by one edge in a tray capable of receiv- "ing a number of such holders and wherein the cards lie superposed upon one another but with a margin of the free end exposed for the purpose of identification and wherein a desired card may be inspected (without reinova-l from the tray) by swinging those cards lying on top of it about their holders to lie nearly 1n the opposite direction and so leave the desired card exposed.

Hitherto such card holders have not been as effective as efiicient business requires for they do not run freely in the tray guides and so pack against one another thus preventing clear exposure of the card margins and when a number of them are pressed together the cards do not turn freely to allow quick and free inspection of a desired card and when returned to closed position do not properly bed on one another.

Now this invention has been specially devised to provide firstly a holder which will turn freely in the tray guides and enable a card or. cards to be inspected (and bedded after inspection) more readily and effectively than those hitherto used and which though burdened by other holders in the tray and the pressure of the held cards one on another will always enable its card to lie in designed position with the margin visible While all cards in similar holders may be readily turned to lie in nearly the opposite direction to allow clear inspection of any one card and readily turned again to lie on top of the inspected card and secondly to provide a holder wherefrom a card may be readily removed or O inserted without removing the holder from the tray.

According to this invention a card holder is constituted of a thin metal plate peculiarly folded to provide anchorage for a card the edge of which is folded back to fit therein and whereof the length of said anchorage is the same as or slightly greater than the width of a card. The folds constituting the anchoragein this plate are made by flanging one lon- 0 .gitudinal edge rectangularly (the depth of Y of the iolder.

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the flange being approximately the thickness of say two to four cards) and by turning back the other opposite edge thus forming an integral acute-angled front p ortion which terminates short of contact with the flange, the 5 bottom or base being about one quarter i of an inch in width. are also flanged to the held card. The

inch from one end.

The ends of the plate constitute abutments for front portion is cut away to its base for about three quarters 4) of an Stubs project outwardlyv from the abutments and are preferably integral with the plate and ha carriers thereon-which adapted to fit in guides carriers are chamfered or inner ends to provide easy the holder and also to moval of a card from in the tray.

ve revolvably free may be rollers- These rounded on their clearance for redirect cards from other holders (which may have been removed from true filing position) into their proper alignment.

But in order that this invention may be readily carried into practical effect it will now be described withyreference to the drawing accompanying and complete specification.

Fig. 2 is a vation of one end of carrier removed. Fig; thereof and Fig. 2? is a sec forming part of this Fig. 1 is an elevation fragmentary elethe holder with the 2a is an end elevation tion of the carrier.

Fig. 3 is'a similar view to Fig. 2 with the carrier in place,

said carrier and the stub on which it is mounted being shown in section and Fig. 3a is an end elevation thereof. Fig. manner of inserting or removlng l depicts the a card from the holder a nd Fig. 5 depicts another mannerof inserting a card in such holder, while Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 in Fig. 4. Figs. 1, 52 2a, 2b, 3 and 3a are on.- larged for clearness and Fig. 6 is further enlarged for the same reason.

The holder is constituted of a thin metal plate cated at 10. At each en gral stubs 11 are formed constitutev abutments 12 countersunk end15 are re '7 having a rectangular flange 8 and volvably mounted 1 and its folded edge 19 is thrust longitudinally on the stubs 11 and are retained thereon by the splayed end 16 of the stubs 11. The end of the plate 7 adjacent the cut-away end of the long flange 9 has grooves 17 impressed therein to impart rigidity to this portion of said plate.

The holder is retained in the tray guides by its carriers as is usual and it will readily be seen that the card may be simply rotated the holder turning in the carriersto lie in the reverse direction (to enable inspection of the back thereof or of an underlying card) without straining or bending the card notwithstanding that considerable pressure may be applied to the carriers as by the weight of other holders.

To remove a card from a holder. the end of the card at the cut-away portion of the front portion 9 is raised and withdrawn in the direction as indicated by arrow in Fig. 4, the rounded edge 14 of the carrier 13 assisting such withdrawal and preventing mutilation of the card.

To insert a card in the holder the card 18 into the holder at the cut-away portion 10 of the front portion 9 as shown in Fig. 4 but of course in the opposite direction to that indicated by the arrow thereon. The card may be alternatively inserted in the holder by thrusting same together with its folded edge 19 directly within the aperture between the flanges 8 and the front portion 9 in the direction indicated by arrow in Fig. 5 when the fold 19 clicks over the flange 8 and abuts thereagainst as shown in Fig.

Although cylindrical carriers have been described and illustrated it is to be clearly understood that the invention is not restricted to same, for so long as the holder is revolvable within the carriers the outside configuration thereof may be any shape desired. For example such carriers may be rectangular or they may have tongues on one side adapted to fit within tracks in tray in place of the usual runners provided therein.

I claim V 1. In and for visible record card holders of the kind set forth, a metal plate having one side rectangularly'flanged and an integral acutely angled front portion shorter at one end than the plate, said plate having strengthening grooves adjacent said shortened end and having end abutments and having the plate end folded to constitute stubs each with a revolvable carrier thereon, substantially as herein described and explained.

2. In and for holders for visible record cards of the kind set forth, the combination with a metal plate having card-retaining anchorage and end stubs thereon, of carriers wherein said stubs are revolvable, each of said carriers having a rounded end adjacent the metal plate and a countersunk end to receive SAMUEL BARLOW. 

